British diver Daley says he is dating a man

AP , Associated Press

Dec. 2, 20137:27 AM ET

LONDON (AP) — Olympic diver Tom Daley says he is in a relationship with a man.

Mark J. Terrill

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012 file photo Thomas Daley of Great Britain holds up his bronze medal after the men's 10-meter platform diving final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Olympic diver Tom Daley says he is in a relationship with a man. Daley says in a five-minute video clip released for his fans on YouTube and published on Monday Dec. 2, 2013 that he wanted "to put an end to all the rumors and speculation... " (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012 file photo Thomas Daley of Great Britain holds up his bronze medal after the men's 10-meter platform diving final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Olympic diver Tom Daley says he is in a relationship with a man. Daley says in a five-minute video clip released for his fans on YouTube and published on Monday Dec. 2, 2013 that he wanted "to put an end to all the rumors and speculation... " (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012 file photo bronze medalist Thomas Daley from Britain celebrates after the men's 10-meter platform diving final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Olympic diver Tom Daley says he is in a relationship with a man. Daley says in a five-minute video clip released for his fans on YouTube and published on Monday Dec. 2, 2013 that he wanted "to put an end to all the rumors and speculation... " (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

In a video released for his fans on YouTube, the 19-year-old British Olympian says "come spring this year, my life changed massively when I met someone and it made me feel so happy, so safe ... That someone is a guy."

Daley says in the five-minute video clip, which he published Monday, that he wanted "to put an end to all the rumors and speculation, and just say it, tell you guys," adding "is it a big deal? I don't think so."

Daley won the 10-meter platform gold at the 2009 world championships when he was 15. He took bronze in the same event at last year's London Olympics.